Donald Curtis Frigon, 84, of Pine Bluff, died Friday, November 21, 2014. Born January 5, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, a son of Frank and Norah Deck Frigon, he grew up and received his early education in Detroit. As a young man he joined the Merchant Marine, then the US Navy where he served on underwater demolition teams.
Returning to Michigan he worked at several jobs before serving his apprenticeship in pattern making with Cadillac. He worked for many years as a pattern maker for GM and Progressive Pattern before his retirement.
Moving to Casper, Wyoming, he and his wife established the first bed and breakfast there in 1989, operating in until 1998. The couple then operated an organic farm in Glenrock, Wyoming before moving to Pine Bluff in 2009.
An active Mason in Michigan for many years, his survivors include his wife, Sherry Foster Frigon who he married in 1987 in Livonia, Michigan; three sons, Donald Blake Frigon, Gary Franklin Frigon MD, Curtis Frigon; daughter, Carol Reed; step-son, James Thomas Bowden; step-daughters; Terry Lynn Kettle, Lisa Eileen Skaar; fourteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
A celebration of his life is planned for the summer of 2015.
Memorials are requested to the Salvation Army or to a charity benefiting disabled or wounded veterans.
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